Board of Directors & Leadership Team
PRESIDENT & CEO
Melissa Weiler Gerber
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
Gabe Weissman, Chair
WEISSMAN ADVISORY, LLC
Dr. Orcel Kounga, Vice Chair
Senior Director of Admissions and Student Affairs
DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Karen Griffith Gryga, Treasurer
CEO, KGG STRATEGIC ADVISORY and CHAIR, VISTAGE WORLDWIDE, INC.
Monica J. Harmon, Secretary
Public Health Nurse
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David M. Davis
Managing Director, Health and Public Sector
ACCENTURE CONSULTING
Kernika Gupta
Vice President, Office of the CEO
INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS
Barbara Klock, MD
General Pediatrician and Program Director, Lang Medical Scholars Program
KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Michael Kusy
Managing Director
CERTARES
Angela Liem, M.S.
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Matthew Malek
COO
COREX CORP
Elizabeth McNichol
Cyber, Risk and Regulatory Partner
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP
Shelton Mercer III
Founder and Chairman
THE MERCER INNOVATION GROUP | MERCER FAMILY TRUST
Greg Millhauser
Managing Director, Private Investments
THE GLENMEDE TRUST
Christyn L. Rossman, Esquire
Assistant General Counsel
THE VANGUARD GROUP
Tracey Santilli
President
CARMICHAEL LYNCH
Ronald Street
Managing Principal
CRESA LLC
Virginia G. (Ginny) Susini
Senior Vice President and Banking Market Manager
PNC BANK
Julia Tewksbury
Vice President, Client Partner
HEALTH UNION
Timothy Vecciarelli
Partner, Audit and Assurance
DELOITTE
Melissa Volin
External Communications and Public Affairs
HONEYWELL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Ivy Brown
Chief Growth Officer
Tracy Curvan
Chief Operating Officer
Jane Federowicz
Chief People & Culture Officer
Greg Goldman
Chief Development Officer
Olivia Thomas
Chief Learning Officer
Ex Officio Members
Jessica Shapiro
Associate Deputy Mayor for Social Impact & Strategic Initiatives
Representing Mayor Cherelle L. Parker
Mayor, City of Philadelphia
Joshua M. Cohen
Chief of Staff
Office of Councilman Curtis Jones Jr.
Representing The Honorable Kenyatta Johnson
Philadelphia City Council President
Aleandra Elliott
Chief of Staff
Representing The Honorable Representative G. Roni Green
Member, PA House of Representatives
Darren Fava
Chief of Staff
Representing Commissioner Susan Slawson
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Tiffany Wilson
Chief of Staff
Representing The Honorable Vincent J. Hughes
Member, Pennsylvania Senate
Emeritus
Elizabeth B. Cartmell
Sharon G. Coghlan, Esq.
Anne F. Hamilton
Gie Liem
Portia Sperr, Founder, Please Touch Museum
The Community Advisory Council
Ron Allen
Office of Senator Vincent Hughes
Shakia Boulware
Parkside Association of Philadelphia
Mike Burch
Editor, Parkside Weekly
Catherine Cahill
The Mann Center
Roberta and Alfonzo Connor
Clayborn Lewis Community Center
Calla Cousar
East Parkside Residents Association
Ruby Davis
First African Presbyterian Church
Evon Delee
New Church Down the Way Ministries
Julia Diggs
West Philadelphia Senior Center
Pam Evans
Mayor’s Office of Children and Families
Lorraine Gomez
Viola Street Resident’s Association
Cass Green
The Church Down the Way/Mill Creek Community
Partnership
Falena Hand
West Philadelphia Neighborhood Libraries
Monica Harmon
Bartram High School
Tina Harris
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
Luncinda Hudson
Parkside Association of Philadelphia
Jennifer Mahar
Fairmount Park Conservancy
Charlene Mills
Parkside Association of Philadelphia
Pastor Joe E. Nock
Second Antioch Baptist Church
Ray Parker
Turning Points for Children
Derrick Pratt
We Embrace Fatherhood
Chris Spahr
Centennial Parkside CDC
Kelly Thomas
People’s Emergency Center
Crystal Walker
Philadelphia Council for Community Advancement
Dwayne Walker
People’s Emergency Center
Alice Wright
United Block Captains Association
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